By Canadian Press

Blood spatter expert testifies he found blood on gun seized from Sandeson’s safe

May 26, 2017 | 4:45 AM

HALIFAX — A blood expert testifying at the murder trial of a Halifax university student says he spotted 44 spatter stains on a gun recovered from the man’s apartment in 2015. 

Sgt. Adrian Butler said in Supreme Court on Thursday that he reviewed photos of a 9-mm Smith and Wesson handgun police seized from a safe inside William Sandeson’s bedroom.

Sandeson is charged with the first-degree murder of 22-year-old Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson, whose body has never been found.

Court has heard that Samson was last seen alive on video, walking into Sandeson’s apartment shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, 2015.

Butler told the jury the stains were back spatter, with the pattern suggesting the gun was two to four feet from its target.

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Court also heard from Sandeson’s younger brother Adam, who testified that he found a backpack filled with marijuana in his basement after his older brother had come over.

(Global News)

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